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My daughter has Spina Bifida and her daughter has Spina Bifida
There are four different types of Spina Bifida, but no stages. It is a birth defect, and the damage to the spine and nerves results in the disability known as Spina Bifida.
Spina Bifida is usually not fatal in utero, especially with modern medicine in developed countries. Before antibiotics were available, most children with Spina Bifida died shortly after birth, but not in utero.
there actually a few forms of spina bifida cant name them all sorry
No, spina bifida is a birth defect. Therefore, a person has to be born with spina bifida to have it.
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No, "Nuera" is not another name for Spina Bifida. Myelomeningocele is another name for Spina Bifida.
Spina Bifida is Latin for "split spine".
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The countries of Ireland and Wales have the highest rates of spina bifida, and in general Caucasians are afflicted with it more than other races.
Spina is Latin for "spine" and Bifida is Latin for "split" or "open" and that is exactly what Spina Bifida is, an opening or split in the spine.
Not usually, spina bifida is due to a neural tube defect, and hydrocephalus is due to completely different causes.